About
Pontefract Castle’s biggest classical event returns for 2025!
Enjoy a magnificent evening of music and light as Pontefract Castle proudly presents the West Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra. Bring along friends and loved ones to listen to moving melodies as the sun goes down over the Castle.
Prepare to be transported on an orchestral odyssey! The concert will end with a fantastic firework finale.
Ticket Prices
Adult: £18 (plus £1.51 booking fee)
Child: (aged 5 to 16): £14.50 (plus £1.22 booking fee)
Under 5s: Free and no ticket needed
Disabled person and registered carer: £18 plus £1.51 booking fee (price of 1 adult ticket, valid for 2 people). Proof of carer status required*.
VIP tickets (admits 4 people): £110 plus £9.24 booking fee. Includes entry for 4 people, a reserved picnic bench with a good view, flags and a bottle of prosecco. Limited availability!
Personalised shout outs: £5 plus £0.42 booking fee per shout out. Limited availability!
Set List
Leonard Bernstein – Medley from West Side Story
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No 41: first movement
Frederick Delius – Two Aquarelles
Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein – I Have Confidence from The Sound of Music
Franz Lehár – Vilja from The Merry Widow
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov – Dance of the Tumblers
Stephen Sondheim – Green Finch and Linnet Bird from Sweeney Todd
John Williams – ET Flying Theme
Interval
William Walton – Crown Imperial
Ludwig van Beethoven – Romance in F
Howard Shore – The Fellowship of the Ring from Lord of the Rings
Giacomo Puccini – O Mio Babbino Caro from Gianni Schicchi
Gilbert and Sullivan – Poor Wandering One from The Pirates of Penzance
Igor Stravinsky – Berceuse and Finale from The Firebird
Edward Elgar – Pomp and Circumstance March No 1
Hubert Parry – Jerusalem
Aram Khachaturian – Sabre Dance from Gayane
*Please note the set list may be subject to last minute changes.
Venue opening hours
Monday : 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday : 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday : 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday : 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Friday : 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday : 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday : 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Access facilities
- Accessible Car Parking
- Accessible Toilet
- Assistance Dogs Welcome
- Baby Changing Facilities
- Guide Dogs Welcome
- Wheelchair Accessible
Venue Details
Find us at
Castle Garth, Pontefract, WF8 1QH
Phone
01977723440
castles@wakefield.gov.uk